Evolving English

Evolving English Crossword

  
Complete the crossword, then click on "Check" to check your answer. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter. Click on a number in the grid to see the clue or clues for that number.
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Across:

1. ‘___________’ is an example of a word whose pronunciation has changed, at least in Britain.
3. Cyberbullying is not associated primarily with ___________.
4. The English language is ___________ continuously.
5. ‘LOL’ is an example of a popular ___________ .
7. The text discusses the pronunciation of a ___________ as well as the pronunciation of certain words.
8. Many young people in Britain pronounce ‘mischievous’ as if it had more ___________ than it actually does.
9. One of the findings from the project mentioned in the text is that young British people increasingly use what has generally been regarded as the ___________ pronunciation of the word ‘schedule’.
10. Man flu is really nothing more than a ___________.

Down:

2. Someone who ___________ sees how they can solve a difficult problem could be said to have had a light-bulb moment.
6. According to the text, not everyone is ___________ about all the new words and expressions that enter the Oxford English Dictionary.